Basketball Game Preview: Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors vs. Evangel Christian Lightning

The Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors will square off against the Evangel Christian Lightning at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Evangel Christian is hoping to do what Tuscaloosa Christian couldn't back in November: put an end to Tuscaloosa Home Educators' winning streak, which now stands at six games. Tuscaloosa Home Educators put the hurt on Tuscaloosa Christian with a sharp 34-14 victory. Tuscaloosa Home Educators has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 20 points or more this season.

Tuscaloosa Home Educators got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Avery Arsenault out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. Those 11 points gave Arsenault a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Layken Horton, who posted eight points and 15 boards.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Evangel Christian). They blew past Pineview Christian 54-23 on Monday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 33-8.

Tuscaloosa Home Educators better keep an eye on Rachel Cassimiro. She was instrumental in Evangel Christian's win, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards. Cassimiro has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Bailey Bullock was another key player, putting up 14 points.

The victory made it two in a row for Evangel Christian and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Tuscaloosa Home Educators, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.

Tuscaloosa Home Educators came out on top in a nail-biter against Evangel Christian when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 51-48. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Evangel Christian's Hallie Wells, who had 25 points. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Tuscaloosa Home Educators to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.